Sonai Madhab delights Shilpakala audience

Noted theatre troupe Loko Natyadal (Banani) staged one of its acclaimed plays Sonai Madhab yesterday evening, at Experimental Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy.

Sonai Madhab is one of the 10 ballads of Mymensingh Geetika, and it bears all characteristics of a ballad. It is woman-centric, it is presented through songs, and it is what can be called a romance that ends with a tragedy.

Sonai Madhab weaves a tale of romantic tragedy between Sonai and Madhab, the leading characters in the play, based on a story from Mymensingh Gitika - a rich collection of folk-ballades.

The play, directed by Liaquat Ali Lucky, is a dramatic depiction that weaves woes, agonies and dilemmas of women in a traditional narrative way.

Talking to media, Lucky said, "Sonai Madhab is mainly a merger of Padabali Keertan and Yatra. To make the production interesting, we have added a few traditional dance performances."